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Latino advocate to head R.I. office in charge of minority business...

Coronavirus 08/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – A longtime leader and advocate for the Rhode Island Latino community will head the state department responsible for minority business contracting. Gov. Daniel...

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND students await getting their COVID-19 vaccines at a recent clinic. While students at all 11 Rhode Island-based colleges are required to get vaccinated before the fall, URI is among six colleges in the Ocean State not requiring faculty and staff to get vaccinated. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Not all R.I. colleges are requiring staff, faculty to get vaccinated

Coronavirus 08/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – Last month at a weekly press conference, Gov. Daniel J. McKee boasted that the state was the first in the U.S. to...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 154, with no new deaths

Coronavirus 08/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 154, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. Hospitalizations...

VOLUNTEERS FROM Higher Ground International in Providence prepare food packages in response to hunger in the immigrant and refugee communities. The nonprofit is one of 15 organizations to receive $10,000 grants from the Rhode Island Foundation, R.I. Commerce Corp. and Gov. Daniel J. McKee's office in the latest round of RI Gives Vax Challenge funding. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Gives Vax Challenge awards $150K to 15 nonprofits

Coronavirus 08/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – Fifteen local nonprofits became beneficiaries of a combined $150,000 in grants Tuesday from the state of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Foundation...

Block Island passes resolution calling for indoor mask wearing

Hot Topics 08/03/2021

NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island officials have opted for instituting a resolution calling for the voluntary wearing of masks in indoor public places on...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 400 over the weekend with no...

Coronavirus 08/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 400 from July 30 through Sunday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department...

U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated

Coronavirus 08/02/2021

NEW YORK (AP) – Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers. For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 156, with 1 new death

Coronavirus 07/30/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 156 on Thursday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

Block Island to encourage indoor mask wearing in lieu of mandate

Coronavirus 07/30/2021

NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island's business community played a pivotal role in leading the New Shoreham Town Council to rethink potential enactment of an...